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Xi, Putin score wins as more Asia leaders aim to join BRICS
The potential benefits for joining BRICS go beyond geopolitics.
June 23, 2024
Geopolitics
Putin blasts Wagner 'traitors' as Prigozhin defends revolt
Belarus may turn out to be a 'trap'
June 27, 2023
Geopolitics
Russian unrest throws new risk into already volatile gas market
"Russian geopolitical risk now is significantly higher than before the weekend," said Tom Marzec-Manser of ICIS
June 26, 2023
Geopolitics
Russia retreats from the brink after armed mutiny against Putin
The showdown had echoes in Russian history
June 25, 2023
Geopolitics
Russia’s war with Ukraine has dragged on for a year. Amid the stalemate, Putin might give peace a chance
Amid the stalemate, Putin might give peace a chance
February 09, 2023
Global review
How McDonald's won Russia — and then lost it all
Nationalism surged under Putin in the mid-2010s, McDonald's became a target
January 25, 2023
Geopolitics
Biden says Putin threats real, could spark nuclear 'armageddon'
"We're trying to figure out what is Putin's off-ramp."
October 07, 2022
Oil & Gas
Oil climbs after Putin orders partial mobilization of forces
Putin's speech nudges attention back to the pending implementation of sanctions
September 21, 2022
Commodities
Oil climbs above US$100 as Putin casts doubt on talks with Ukraine
A Kremlin spokesman said a report of major progress in talks over Ukraine was "wrong," but that discussions will continue.
March 17, 2022
Russia-Ukraine crisis
Six ways the war in Ukraine could end
Unlike his Soviet predecessors, Putin has no politburo around him or other credible checks and balances; he decides alone.
March 04, 2022